kente cloth
Ghanaian fabric made of strips that are woven from silk, cotton or rayon using horizontal looms
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kente cloth
Summary
kente cloth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- kente cloth is in the country of Ghana[2].
- kente cloth is made of silk[3].
- kente cloth is made of cotton[4].
- kente cloth is made of rayon[5].
- The location of kente cloth was Ashanti Region[6].
- kente cloth is a type of woven fabric[7].
- kente cloth is used for festive clothing[8].
- kente cloth is used for regalia[9].
- kente cloth's described by source is recorded as African Textiles[10].
- kente cloth's fabrication method is recorded as stripweave[11].
- kente cloth's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Register – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ghana[12].
- kente cloth's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[13].
- kente cloth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[14].
- kente cloth's has pattern is recorded as geometric pattern[15].
- kente cloth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wiki project Pagne Africain[16].
- kente cloth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[17].
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Definition and Type
kente cloth is a type of woven fabric[7].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include festive clothing[8] and regalia[9].
Why It Matters
kente cloth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]